coolmd Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 2384 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1058 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 757 Achievement Points: 9389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/10/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 7 Birthday: 01/18/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Hiya ,Howdy Hoi etc Just wondered what you all thought of the opening ceremony?......did you get it? like it? etc Edited July 31, 2012 by coolmd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Exe Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 2567 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2904 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 983 Achievement Points: 17118 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 06/08/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 12/11/1986 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 (edited) Was beautiful, various, many colors, good british humor and british references. But, even if it wasn't from the point of view of the director, I found that was visually disorganized, not really symetric. I didn't know what to watch many times. If you don't have the TV and the exact schedule of what is goin on, you dunno what is the fuck in the damn arena. Many people went from nowhere to anywhere and did many different stuff. Compare to the chinese in 2008, it was a total mess for me this year. Ps : Please Mr Boyle, come back to your first movies like Shallow Grave or Trainspotting, this is better!!! Edited July 31, 2012 by Exe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 03:05 PM Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 Well us Brits understood it, ( it was a celebration of British history from the Industrial Revolution until the present day, encorporating things that made us great like the Industrial Revolution, The National Health and the Inventor of the internet, without who we would not be talking about this now) maybe the TV channel you watched it on should have done their homework and let you in on what was going on, as for the Chinese, they loved it so much they have commissioned a British theatre director to go to China and make a stage play out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kovut Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 3326 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 143 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 136 Achievement Points: 1145 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/30/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1 Birthday: 02/10/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 I'm British and even I did'nt know what was going on some of the time. Thought James Bond collecting the Queen and having her arrive jumping from a helicopter was a good touch though. (i know it was'nt realy her) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
kovut Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 3326 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 22 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 143 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 136 Achievement Points: 1145 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/30/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 1 Birthday: 02/10/1960 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 Forgot to say thought they did a good job of it. enjoyed it and well said SOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
JohnnyDos Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 77 Group: Fallen Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 1018 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 7527 Content Per Day: 1.40 Reputation: 9175 Achievement Points: 69486 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 47 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 8, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2012 SOB I posted about this and our TV stations explained exactly what was going on.The Olympic opening ceremonies were the best I've ever seen.They went along nice and smooth with no hitches. baldie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamu Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 715 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 8 Topic Count: 418 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 2178 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 1183 Achievement Points: 16606 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/09/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2023 Birthday: 11/04/1943 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 Interesting and entertaining I thought. I liked the better than Beijing which was so precise and structured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxtr Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129714 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 Interesting and entertaining I thought. I liked the better than Beijing which was so precise and structured. you dont had a choice in Beijing.. be in sync or die. Shamu, baldie and coolmd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolmd Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 2384 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1058 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 757 Achievement Points: 9389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/10/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 7 Birthday: 01/18/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted July 31, 2012 Many thanks for the Honest reply's.. I do expect the British replies to be alittle biased..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Exe Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 2567 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 2904 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 983 Achievement Points: 17118 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 06/08/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 12/11/1986 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 I do expect the British replies to be alittle biased..... Totally... LOL I didn't talk about the sound but it was a real good orchestra. Music was impressive!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
john tams Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 169 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 3 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 176 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 107 Achievement Points: 1355 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 29, 2021 Birthday: 03/24/1953 Share Posted July 31, 2012 I thought it was impressive, like you I live in the north (Wigan), and I totally understood the theme, the chimneys and forging scenes and the Brunel references could have been written for my part of the UK. Sonovabich and baldie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Sonovabich Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 03:05 PM Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 Maybe because Danny Boyle is also from Lancashire m8. coolmd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonovabich Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 82 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1534 Topics Per Day: 0.29 Content Count: 5020 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 5171 Achievement Points: 131490 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 116 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 03:05 PM Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 I really wouldn't expect the Brits to be too biased, that is usually the opposite of the British mentality, we usually like to put ourselves down rather then praise ourselves, if it was crap i would have said so, i really was not expecting something so good, there was no way i would have stayed up until 1AM in the morning after 4 hours if it wasn't good just because it was British, Exe just say if you are jealous m8 just because we beat you to the bid, it's ok we understand. coolmd and baldie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldie Posted July 31, 2012 Member ID: 607 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 75 Topic Count: 244 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 3343 Content Per Day: 0.63 Reputation: 2632 Achievement Points: 33794 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 9 Joined: 10/21/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 09/16/1966 Device: Windows Share Posted July 31, 2012 Like I said in a previous post it made me feel Proud to be British and was a Brilliant display of our proud history... At last we have something to be proud of instead of moaning about the state of our country... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
coolmd Posted August 1, 2012 Member ID: 2384 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 69 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1058 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 757 Achievement Points: 9389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/10/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 7 Birthday: 01/18/1966 Device: Windows Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Well I am glad most people seemed to have liked it...Makes me PROUD..ish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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